A 19 year old man was airlifted to Vanderbilt Hospital Monday after he was ejected from his vehicle in a rollover crash on New Home Road. A pregnant 17 year old girl was also injured in the accident.
Trooper Bobby Johnson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol told WJLE that David Hacker of Smithville was traveling south on Highway 83 (New Home Road) in a 2000 Chevy Blazer when he failed to negotiate a curve. The SUV ran off the right side of the road, hit a culvert, and overturned. Hacker was ejected. The girl, a passenger with Hacker, said she was wearing her seatbelt. She was taken by DeKalb EMS to DeKalb Community Hospital.
A helicopter ambulance landed near the scene to fly out Hacker to Vanderbilt Hospital. Hacker was cited for failure to maintain his lane of travel, for not wearing a seatbelt, and for violation of the financial responsibility law (no insurance).
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